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Bromley 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Nature of Unsatisfactory SampleRemarks
Serial No. 2682
(a)Lamb Tongues Composition: Meat 80%. This article would have been better described as Tongues in Jelly.Correspondence with Manufacturer. Agreed to re-label "Lambs Tongues in Jelly".
Serial No. 2715
(b)Pork Sausages Composition: Meat 63% as opposed to the acceptable minimum of 65%.Correspondence with Manufacturer. Repeat sample satisfactory.
Serial No. 2569
(b)Pork Sausagemeat Composition: Contained 160 p.p.m. sulphite. Preservative had not been declared.Preservative notice displayed. No further action.
Serial No. 2727
(a)Pork Pie Composition: Dark particles lying between the meat and pastry consisted of charred dough.Matter drawn to attention of Manufacturer.
Serial No. 2742
(c)Plaice Fillets Composition: Ammonia 100 p.p.m. The presence of ammonia rendered the fish unfit for consumption.Result of refrigerator breakdown at wholesalers. All stocks withdrawn from sale.
Serial No. 2743
(c)Plaice Fillets Composition: Ammonia 1100 p.p.m. The presence of ammonia rendered the fish unfit for consumption.Result of refrigerator breakdown at wholesalers. All stocks with drawn from sale.
Serial No. 2617
(d)Milk Bottle Composition: The bottle contained growths of green algae.Warning letter to Bottlers, after investigation.
Serial No. 2632
(d)Milk Bottle Composition: There were two small masses of cement mixture (2 mm. in diam.) adhering to the inner surface of the bottle and a third such mass, about 1 mm. in diam., was free in the milk.Warning letter to Bottlers, after investigation.
Serial No. 2618
(e)Butter Composition: Contained part of a knot from a piece of wo0d.Warning letter to packers, after investigation.